FEBRUAKY, 1954
THE SANDSPUR
PAGE THREE
THE MONTHLY
SPORTS ROUNDUP
By
Herbert McKinnon
While I write this article, two
games remain to be played in this
year’s basketball season—a game
with Louisburg, Tuesday, Feb
ruary 16, and one with . Oak
Ridge, Friday, February 19. Both
games will be played away from
home. This, I suppose, will be
gratifying to the throng of faith
ful Maxton supporters who do not
attend the games at home.
Of course the team has had an
unsuccessful season, but they
have been up against college
teams whose lineups are full of
scholarship players. One of the
Wingate scholars was heard to
say after our last meeting in Max
ton, that he had only a full scho
larship, no spending money.
These statements are not meant
as alibies for the team and the
coach. Rather they are meant to
stimulate a little interest in the
athletic program at PJC. Also
they are meant to give credit to
a loyal team and coach who never
quit fighting although they were
beaten and hollowed out of sev-
e r a 1 gymnasiums by crowds
shouting for a hundred points.
By the time you read this, the
basketball saeson will be over,
and the athletically-minded will
be looking forward to the base
ball season. With many of the
lettermen back from last year’s
team, we are hoping for a suc
cessful, baseball season. The en
tire infield of last year’s team,
with the. excecHon, of Watt
Moore, has returned. Three pro
mising pitchers are in sight—Sam
Webb, a southpaw, and two right
handers, Charlie Bracey and Bob
by Morris.
Bobby Morris, a freshman from
Charlotte Harding High School,
boast a 3-3 record with a team
who finished in third place in the
Greater Charlotte AA conference
last year. After school was out,
he pitched for the Pleasant Grove
team in the City-County league.
The Pleasant Grove team won the
pennant in two leagues with re
cords of 13-2 and 20-5. Bobby’s
overall record in the two leagues
was 12-2.
Rumors ’ from fairly reliable
sources say that Charlie Bracey
and Sam Webb are both good
moundsmen. Charlie had a good
pitching record at Laurinburg
High School, pitching one no
hitter. Sam Webb, an Air Force
veteran, comes to us from New
ton. He has had pitching experi
ence with an Air Base Team in
California.
Charlie Keels and Cotton An
drews, a great double-play com
bination at second base and short
stop, and the invincible Dave
Chittum at third base, except on
bunts when Patsy Hamer is wat
ching him, will play again. Bill
McLaurin, the rogue from Clio
who should hold the conference
record for stolen bases last year,
will play again. Bill says he is
the best catcher and holds the
batting championship for the
Conference last year.
Other baseball lovers are ex
pected to announce their inten
tion to play on the team. None
of the aforementioned positions
are sewed up yet, but it will take
a good man to replace the old
players. Coach Harding and the
returning lettermen will welcome
any newcomers to the team. The
coach says we will exclude frac
tion and dissesion and use team
work on the baseball team. A
good season will be a psychothe
rapeutic treatment for the good
Coach Harding who has develop
ed a peptic ulcer from the emo
tional stresses of losing so many
ball games.
Yours truly. Herb McKinnon,
has humbly substituted for your
regular sports editor, Charlie
Keels, who has been slightly
overworked with other articles
for the paper.
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Useless Information
Bq Booker Dalton
THE
SPOTLIGHT
SHINES ON
JAMES MIMS PATTERSON, JR.
Archeoloist digging in the floor
of the Bible room discover the
wives of the apostles were called
epistles, also they state that the
world will come to an end in 1954,
but the trouble is they can’t
guarantee it.
Did you know that ATOM is
NATO spelled sideways? Last
month’s issue of “Do It Yourself”
was wonderful on How To Make
Two Orange Crates Out Of An
Old Desk.
The best way to time a three
minute egg is to trot to the stop
light, sideways, then run back.
This the average student does in
three minutes, providing the front
door doesn’t stick.
After many years of careful re
search, it has been found that
cowhide keeps cows together best
in all kinds of weather.
Did you know that a pack of
52 cards can be distributed into
53, 644.737.756,488, 792,839,237,440-
000 combinations, and no two a-
like.
Doctors tell us not to sleep on
our sides—it’s unhealthy. How
ever, I know some lawyers who
lie on both sides—and it looks
like they’ll never die. The voting
slogan behind the Iron Curtain is:
“Vote Communist; the life you
save may be your own.”
Black market at PJC revealed
sneaking Serutan to folks under
35. Real reasons why Malenkov,
not Molotov, succeeded Stalin is
revealed. Molotov refused to sell
his General Motor’s stock.
There are too many people in
too many cars in too big a hurry
going in too many directions to
nowhere for nothing. This state
ment comes to us from students
who try to thumb home on the
week ends.
Remember, if you want to kill
time; work it to death.
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Bagpipe Completes
Photo Work - Nears
Publication Date
The Spotlight for the month
shines on James Mims Patterson,
Jr., better known as Jim or Jom-
my. Jimmy was born in Maxton
and finished high school there. 1
He was well known and well |
liked by all of his classmates. In 1
August of 1951 he joined the
Army. He was sent to the United
States Military Academy Pre
paratory School at Stewart Air
Force Base, Newburgh, New
York. He spent 10 months here
preparing for his West Point
Exam. He ^)assed his entrance
exam and entered the West Point
Military Academy in June, 1952.
Jimmy is the only boy from this
large town of Maxton e.ver to at
tend West Point and he repre
sented the town very creditably.
Due to a temporary illness, how
ever, Jimmy was forced to drop
out of West Point. After this, he
enrolled at PJC at the beginning
of the second semester of the 1952-
53 school year.
Jimmy is one of the most popu
lar boys at PJC and'is looked up
to by everyone. Jimmy has a way
of getting along with people and
as a result of this he has many
friends.
He has been helpful and is al
ways ready to be useful in his
spare time. He is President of
Phi Theta Kappa, a member of
the Veterans Club, and Business
Manager of The Sandspur.
Jimmy is one of the neatest
and best dressed boys at PJC. He
is one of the top students in his
class and is well liked by both,
Professors and Students.
If you are looking for someone
to help in anyway. I’m sure Jim
my would be one of the first that
you should ask because he ^akes
special pride in helping others
when they need help.
0
Definitions That
May Be Right
I (But They’re Not
Guaranteed To Be)
The Inquiring Editor
The question for the month,
asked only of new students, is:
What is your impression of PJC?
It’s a great school. Davidson
should give it a grant. (M. Pat
terson)
Everyone is so friendly. (R.
Stalling)
I just like everything in gen
eral and in particular. (Woods)
(Fred told me everything that
he liked but I lost the list — ed.)
(F. Kraemer)
It’s good, substantial school. It
has a solid foundation and core.
(J. Johnson)
The way the ministerial stu
dents associate with the other
boys and the large amount of
Christian friends. (B. Johnson)
It is a nice quiet place where
a person can learn if he wants to.
No outside distractions. (Ed
Rondthaler)
Mr. Koesy’s Bible class. (He
also likes sack time and chow
time—ed.) (D. Burns)
0
Forum Holds
Third Debate
The Kiddies’ Corner
By The Gremlin Brothers
During the month of February
THE BAGPIPE staff^ has been
completing the process of having
the pictures made for the 1953-
54 edition. Each student, faculty
member, and members, of the
staff have been photographed,
and pictures have also been tak
en ofHhe various organizations.
Students and faculty have been
very cooperative in getting this
important job done, and for that
cooperation THE BAGPIPE staff
expresses its appreciation. Mr.
Bill Bullis, of Laurinburg, was
the photographer.
Eddie LaMotte, editor of THE
BAGPIPE, is confident that the
publication deadline will be met,
and that every student will have
his copy of the annual before the
end of the semester.
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She’s lovely — she’s engaged—
her father uses Remington Super
X.
By “Lyin’ ” Lew Briley
Ax — female ‘X’.
Burp — ammunition for Rus
sian sub-machine gun.
Conch ^ proper way to crunch
popcorn at an opera.
DiMaggio — (See ‘M’).
Grange — Farmer’s kitchen
stove.
Joke — to Strangle.
Kiss — biological transfer of
5,000,000,001.5 germs, which bo
thers ne^;her party.
Burlesque show — performance
by entertainers who assume that
everybody in the audience is from
Missouri.
Hicktown — town where there
is rio place to go where you
shouldn’t be.
On Wednesday evening at 7
o’clock p. m., the Presbyterian
Junior College Forum met and
discussed the issue previously a-
greed upon. The topic in discus
sion was: That Universal Mili
tary Service Be Required of
Young Men Between the Ages of
Twenty and Twenty-two. Henry
Hammond and Bob McCain up
held the affirmative while Don
Canady had the negative alone.
This debate drew a record
crowd and much interest was
shown”in the proceedings.
A long business meeting was
held before the debate began.
During the course of tlfis meet
ing several measures were a-
dopted to be used in future meet
ing. The most important of these
measures are as follows:- Bill Hol
lenbeck was chosen president by
common consent; a unified judg
ing system was adopted; and a
committee of three members was
chosen to draw up a constitution
and by-laws for the Forum. Also,
pl&ns were made for the next
meeting which is scheduled for
March 8, 1954.
The topic under discussion at
the next meeting will be: Re
solved: That Chapel Attendance
at Presbyterian Junior College Be
Compulsory. This is a topic which
has precipitated wide informal,
discussion on the campus, so it
should be of special interest to
all. A large crowd is expected to
attend for entertainment as well
as enlightenment of the question.
The affirmative >will be up
held by Bobby Morris and Ola
Forbes. Elinos Whitlock and
Thomas Caddell will be the nega
tive speakers.
The debate which was held
February 10, was judged on the
newly adopted ballots, the re
turns showing that the members
of the affirmative were the vic
tors. Canady waged a- terrific
battle, but since he was the only
participant upholding the. nega
tive, he went down in defeat.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend the next debate which will
be held March 8, 1954.
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IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
February 22,- 1954, is George
Washington’s Birthday, so gather
round kiddies and let me tell you
the tale of George and the Cherry
Tree.
Once upon a time, there was a
young fellow named George who
was a brave, stalwart, noble,
kindly, red-blooded, masculine,
100% American, puissant young
punk who developed, in the course
of years, an unseemly interest in
someone or other by the name of
Women. As young George grew
like a young oak, (or ,maybe a
potbellied stove since he was eat
ing at McN. Cafeteria) he gave
this interest full sway through
such seemy advances as court
ship and young love.
To do this, it was essential that
he be near a woman! So he de
cided to get one. The first step
was to figure out a technique
whereby he could peacebly make
off with the babe. At last he'hit
on the Caveman technique (quite
common in the old days I’m told)
and started out to grab a mate.
He immediately set his astral
compass and rocketed for the
Courting Grounds (at the time,
right next to Coffee Grounds).
Trying to act like the hero in the
last Western he had seen, he
started out the window and down
the cherry tree when the house
father caught him. The house
father promptly chopped down
the tree, and George made quite
an impression behind the boy’s
dorm (seems his compass was off
slightly).
The S. S. of this story is: Act
like George and you, too, will
make a hit. So happy landings
and gooooooood Knight, Kiddies!
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Founders Day Is
Observed Here
As THE SANDSPUR goes to
press this month, the faculty has
issued its annual challenge to the
students for a work-day. It is
traditional at PJC that on the an
niversary of the college’s found
ing classes will be dismissed from
12:30 onward, and that the fac
ulty will challenge the students
to take part in needed “clean
up” projects, and the like, over
the campus. Last year a great
many things were accomplished—
shrubs and flowers were planted,
a walk was made, the student
store was cleaned and painted,
work was done in the radio room,
and the campus was given a gen
eral cleaning.
Mr. Linton is chairman of the
committee that is selecting the
projects for the 1954 Founder’s
Day observance, and many use
ful and needed tasks have been
mapped out.
Following the work, at 5:00,
refreshments are served at the
dining hall.
“What precautions would you
suggest against water?” asked a
professor of a medical student.
“Boil it, sir.” “Good, and what
then?” “Filter it.” “Excellent,
and then?” “Throw it away and
drink beer,” replied the young
ster.
He: You know there’s only one
reason I love you.
She: Oh, my goodness.
He: Don’t be silly.
FMC girl:' Before we drive any
farther, I want you to understand
that I don’t pet, so don’t try to
hug or kiss me. Is that clear? H.
Watt: YES. FMC Girl: And now
that that’s settled, where are we
going? H. Watt: Home.
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